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Starting a Yard
Furnishing & Decorating · Garden & Landscaping · Holidays & Entertaining ... Other ideas would be elephant ears, hostas, caladiums, etc. ... We laid it in our back yard, and all we did was to till up the soil a little with a rake and ...
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- You should check out native Texas perennials. There are lots of shade-loving native plants that re-bloom every year!! You could plant a garden ONE TIME under your tr...
- Hi B., St. Augustine and Turfalo do both grow well in the shade, but they are water hogs. I have 8 oak trees in my front yard and I have planted the ground cover h...
- My front yard is the same, however, rather than cut the trees I used Fesqui grass seed for shade & around the trees planted flowers that need only shade. My neighbor ...
Need Ideas for at HOME Outdoor Activities to Do with My Kids
May 19, 2009 ... We have a huge back yard, "common ground," creek..." ... Furnishing & Decorating · Garden & Landscaping ..... so far you have a lot of good ideas! My only suggestion would be to turn off the TV or video games. ...
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- Get a plastic bug box (or a mason jar) and go bug hunting. Or frog/toad hunting. Capture something, study it, then let it go. Science class!
- so far you have a lot of good ideas! My only suggestion would be to turn off the TV or video games. I dont know if your kids like to do these things but I know if our ...
- just a couple thoughts i had...does your son like basketball? maybe you could put up a hoop. your daughter (and possibly your son too) might enjoy gardening with you....
Birthday Party Ideas
Oct 6, 2009 ... Furnishing & Decorating · Garden & Landscaping · Holidays & Entertaining ... I was wondering if anyone has any ideas for a birthday party on a budget. .... We usually do an at home backyard type of party. ...
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- Hi M.! I have an AWESOME idea for a cake alternative for you! Either bake cupcakes or have your local bakery do it if you dont have time (its inexpensive to have the ...
- For my son's 5th birthday, he wanted a Power Ranger theme. We told the kids to dress up in their favorite superhero costume (most had them from Halloween and one even...
- Dear M., Good day, I have a suggestion you may want to consider! I hold my girls birthday parties at public parks! Like Quiet Waters. The kids have playgrou...
Planting Trees
I am looking into planting trees in my front and back yard My primary reason is ... There are several landscaping companies already listed in the Mamasource ...
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- I have the same question could you share the good tips?
- The problem with trees that grow to full size in a couple years is that they're often not the hardiest or the prettiest (e.g., Fruitless Mulberries). I would recomme...
- I would just call a landscaper, like Rica Potenz of Living Landscape ###-###-####. She's a Master Gardener and she's read all the books and taken all the classes, so ...
Birthday Ideas for 6 Year Old Boy
Furnishing & Decorating · Garden & Landscaping · Holidays & Entertaining ... I would love to hear ideas to make this a great day. .... Have a animal show in your backyard. The animal keeper will bring small animals that your son and ...
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- Have a animal show in your backyard. The animal keeper will bring small animals that your son and friends can pet. It is fun and education.
- My friend had a great party for her 7 year old with water theme - which could go with your indiana jones adventure! She had rented a water slide inflatable, had some ...
- Adding to the previous suggestion, you can consider the L.A. Zoo. they have shady areas you can gather your guests and the children can see all their favorite animals....
Looking for Small Wooden Swing Set for Small Backyard
However, our backyard is not very large and it seems that most. ... Furnishing & Decorating · Garden & Landscaping · Holidays & Entertaining .... If you're open to different ideas, you may want to try Little Tikes because they offer a ...
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- We bought one from Home Depot made by Timber Built called Brookview II. It is a nice size, but not too big. Our 2 y/o son loves it!
- We just had an awesome swingset custom built and installed for much less than Rainbow, etc., by an individual who does this. He did a great job! PM me if you'd like to...
- M. - I don't know how much you are looking to spend or if you are looking to buy something brand new, but we have a Cedar Works swing set that fits our tiny back yard...
How Do I Mulch? and More...
I don't use landscaping fabric. Mulch breaks down & enriches our clay soil. ... Your extension agent may have better ideas about how to improve your soil. ...
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- My husband is in landscaping and here are his thoughts: You need to amend the soil as much as possible by adding sand, compost, organic matter, etc whatever you can...
- M., That clay is a curse for sure. Yes you can mulch now. A cheaper way to go about it is to wait until people have raked and bagged their leaves for fall. If you ha...
- Ellen gave some good advice concerning calling your agriculural extension agent, so try that. As far as mulch is concerned, it doesn't matter whether you mulch in t...
Stray Cats Taking over Backyard
Furnishing & Decorating · Garden & Landscaping · Holidays & Entertaining ... We have stray cats that like to hang out in our backyard. ... Any ideas to discourage them for coming into our yard would be greatly appreciated. ...
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- get a couple of dogs for the back yard or hook up with the lady that has the birds on the pool problem
- A., I must say I am a bit surprised by the responses. A lot of people think cats can survive just fine outside, but this is simply not true. How about finding homes...
- hi A.! get a dog!!! we got a dog. the cats just walk along the wall teasing her!!!!!!
Seeking Summer Birthday Party Ideas
Read all 13 responses: "Hello, I am looking for some good ideas for a summer ... Furnishing & Decorating · Garden & Landscaping · Holidays & Entertaining ... Every one had a blast so I am looking for the outdoor, back yard ideas. ...
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- what about the big blow up water slides u are able to rent them or u can do a climbing wall and at the top of it onthe other side is a water slide. I think they lo...
- what about a carnival?? you could make games, like a bean bag toss, ring toss, the duckie game, and maybe have a friend do face painting, you can rent moon bounces for...
- we used a little farm called sandy hill farm in norristown they bring out ponys it was also also have the petting zoo which was a huge hit.......
Need Ideas for Princess Party
Read all 21 responses: "I just asked for ideas for my niece's party now I need ideas ... Furnishing & Decorating · Garden & Landscaping · Holidays & Entertaining .... I got a blow up Pirate ship for the back yard for the boys ( they had ...
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- You could have the balloon person make swords and wands.(write their names on them) Let the boys bash away at bubbles in the back yard. See if anyone has a bubble mach...
- We had a princess party last year for my daughter and it was great! Everyone came dressed up as princesses or knights. We decorated crowns/tiaras. We played "pin th...
- Have the boys dress up as a prince or knight if this isn't possible maybe have them do a craft to make a shield and the clown can make them swords.
